On the effective early use of Pretenders in combat

[AhhhFresh]

Originally posted by Peter Ebbesen:

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Originally posted by AhhhFresh:
With that combo: etherealness, luck, 14+ protection, 20+ defense, regeneration... I think it might actually be numerically impossible to get afflictions from standard troops. It's at least very improbable.

Tell that to one of my friends' super Molochs with exceptional equipment who lost an arm to my crossbowmen - in melee. He swooped directly into the formation and let them suicide in melee attacks against his 16 AP fire shield, but some of them got lucky enough to hit him for a few points of damage and one of them cut off an arm.

It may be unlikely, but it does happen if you get attacked by enough troops, even if you are ethereal, lucky, and have exceptionally high defense and protection.

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You forgot the regeneration, which lowers the chances further, right?

I'm sure it can happen... but I like my odds with 3 attacks per round, plus quickness, plus breath of winter, plus astral shield, plus fear +10... I'm pretty confident that the attackers that aren't dead, frozen, paralyzed, or running away: can't hit or hurt him. I guess I'm "reckless".

And anyway, that's partially what the nature is for... either Gift of Health or a Fairy Queen mid game.